| #280928 in Books | Focus Information Group | 1987-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.30 x5.00l,.39 | File type: PDF | 129 pages | ||21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.| Difficult to read!!|By Howard Schulman|Despite the numerous 5-star reviews here I'm going to have to give this a 3--the translation was just plain hard to read, even though I do like the verse format as opposed to the "paragraph" format. Even the introduction was written in very formal language. I actually bought this edition based on all the perfect ratings here, even thou|Language Notes|Text: English, Greek (translation)|About the Author|
Richard Caldwell (deceased) was Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. His PhD was from the University of Texas and he specialized
This translation contains an introduction, commentary and interpretive essay and well as numerous notes and annotations to provide the history and background of the epic, and the mythological context in which it is placed. Hesiod's straightforward account of family conflict among the gods is the best and earliest evidence of what the ancient Greeks believed about the beginning of the world. Includes Hesiod's "Works and Days", lines 1-201, and material from the Libra...
You easily download any file type for your device.Hesiod's Theogony (Focus Classical Library) | Hesiod. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.